Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] [adv] for the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " I am here for the by-election , Mrs Adeane . |
| 2 | I am here for the truth ! ’ |
| 3 | ‘ I 'm here for the Druggists ’ Meeting , ’ I said . |
| 4 | I 'm here for the reasons that they 've gone back there , I guess . |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm here for the light , not the cheap alcohol . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm here for the Expo and to promote my hotels ; and you ? ’ |
| 7 | Hope this peels of without chaffing the sleeve , because I 'm up for the record itself . |
| 8 | I 'm not for the workhouse , you know that , but I think they 'd all be better off in there . ’ |
| 9 | I suppose I 'm in for the mother of all court-martials . ’ |
| 10 | I am pleased we are to meet at 5p.m. or thereabouts at Waterloo on Wednesday , 8th February when I 'm down for the Co-ordinators , to take a close look at the programme for our Scottish National Conference on 10–12 March at the Scottish Churches House , Dunblane , in which you , Ingrid Keith and Mauricio Laborde , Chile , are to share . |
| 11 | Well I says , I 'm awfully sorry I 'm out for the day on Tuesday . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm all for the busmen ’ , he remarked decisively . |
| 13 | I 'm all for the IFA decision to guarantee Republic match tickets only to those fans who buy seats for the Latvia game on Wednesday . |
| 14 | Now , I 'm all for the members of the Great British Public knowing a great deal more about the nostrums they consume , and having the information needed to help them share in deciding which are worth having and when , and which are best left to the birds . |
| 15 | Du n no enough about Tinkler , what about Sharp as well I 'm all for the youth team comming into the premier league side so why not try them more this year . |
| 16 | ANNETTE BENING : ‘ I was up for the part of a prostitute in Dangerous Liaisons , the one whose backside John Malkovich uses to write a letter . |
| 17 | I was along for the ride . |
| 18 | This means that while you are out for the evening , anyone who may be watching the house will be unsure as to whether you are at home or not , because various lights will go on and off at different times . |
| 19 | You 're here for the paintings , for Kemp ? |
| 20 | You 're down for the floor . |
| 21 | You 'll also find a Slow-set control which will cook a casserole to perfection while you 're out for the day doing something more interesting . |
| 22 | ‘ Will you be back for the weekend ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Only to an expert in family relationships — and I know you were away for the weekend ! ’ |
| 24 | " We thought you were away for the week-end , " she said . |
| 25 | I had the distinct impression that you were out for the kill ! ’ |
| 26 | But she 's in she 's in for the championship , and then there 's a president 's club |
| 27 | She 's along for the ride . ’ |
| 28 | She is out for the evening to celebrate at her favourite local restaurant . |
| 29 | She was here for the taking , was n't she ? |
| 30 | Cos they were all taking the mick out of him and he said oh she did n't do it he said she was away for the weekend , I had somebody else there . |